Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Zappa At The RondHose

Zappa @ The Roundhouse, now with added Barfie Speak! Image posted for archival purposes (click for bigger version). Previously › Update Nov 8: An extensive review of this event is now available here!

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Hey Nineteen

I’ve always loved Steely Dan’s music. I can see straight linear connections between both theirs and Frank Zappa’s music: the luscious brass sections (in particular with regard to Grande/Petite Wazoo, FZ’s ’88 tour, and so on), the odd chord changes … Continue reading

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Leader Of The Starry Skies

Remember Cardiacs? KUR-regular Sterbus alerted me to the following: Tim Smith composer, principal songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of Cardiacs and other seminal music projects suffered a severe stroke in 2008. Two years on he continues to be treated in … Continue reading

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The Black Page Against The Machine

A fun initiative from The Idiot (as seen on Facebook): To mark what would have been composer Frank Zappa’s 70th birthday on 21 December 2010, let’s try and repeat the success of Rage Against The Machine’s Christmas #1 with “The … Continue reading

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And Now For A Bit Of Perspective

The Powers Of Ten.

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John Lennon’s 70th Birthday

Imagine Peace.

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Rondo Hatton Report Vol IV

A new Rondo Hatton Report has been published: Amongst other contributions, this issue features a second submission from Kohjitsu Ohyama, author of two authoritative Japanese books on FZ, proposing a solution to the vexed question of the ‘ultimate compilation’ problem … Continue reading

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Le Noise

Nobody plays distorted guitar in the absence of Crazy Horse the way Neil Young does it – Long May He Run.

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A Special Paris Halloween

Veuillez visiter Les Fils de l’Invention pour plus d’info…

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Fuck Yeah Frank Zappa!

I heartily recommend that you direct your browser to this tumblr blog.

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